Captain Chuck - Log

Kyle Bolton's 400+ lb Blue Marlin charging the boat!

Sites of interest:

Pacific Coast Sportfishing Magazine

7/24 400+ lb Blue Marlin Release

John and his son Kyle enjoyed two days of fishing aboard FIRE HATT while visiting from Vienna, VA. On the first day about an hour before the trip was over, the short rigger went off! After about 45 minutes Kyle had his 400+ lb Blue Marlin to the boat. After a successful release by crewman Todd Barrett the marlin swam into the deep. Not wanting to be out done by his son, John was the angler on day two.. only to land a Mahi Mahi that would not take the record held by Kyle.

6/30 157 lb Ahi

Ken and Zale Benton from Gloversville, NY landed a 157 lb Ahi while fishing on the Fire Hatt with Captain Chuck and Linda Wilson. We had an early bite that was believed to be a Spearfish that did not stick. After lines were reset and the anticipation was high...another strike! Ken fought the Ahi 34 minutes before landing his prize.

6/20 560.5 lb Pacific Blue Marlin pictured at left

Captain Chuck Wilson, Deck Hand JD Hudson and Angler

Linda Wilson along with teammates and longtime fishermen Russel and Deborah Witman from Redondo Beach, CA took Largest Marlin for the 2010 Hawaii Rock N Reel Tournament.

6/07 Shortbill Spearfish

Quinn Shelton and Kathi Woods from Seattle, WA weighing in their 48.5 lb Shortbill Spearfish that they caught aboard the Fire Hatt. This is Quinn's largest billfish to date, and the largest this season for Captain Chuck Wilson. The couple were here in Kona, Hawaii on their honeymoon. Congrats Quinn on both your catches! We wish you many happy fishing years together.

6/06 28lb And 31lb Shibi's (Small Yellowfin Tuna)

It has been a great week on the water. The fish are arriving in numbers now. On Sunday, we arrived on a "floater" to find to our delight, Mahi Mahi and small Yellowfin Tuna. John Dominguez and Natalie Houston enjoyed several hours of pulling in their prizes! Total Score: 1 Mahi Mahi, two nice Yellowfin, 28lbs and 31lbs, and two mystery bites......next time!

4/30 Awesome Snorkel Trip

Some of our guests love the combination day of fishing and snorkeling aboard the Fire Hatt. Dave and Donna White from Arcata, CA captured these photos while snorkeling with us in late April 2010. They were astonished at the abundance of fish and sea life they witnessed this day. I had a difficult time choosing which photos to share...they were all so good! Contact Captain Chuck Wilson to arrange your personal adventure today.

4/2
Captain Chuck Wilson along with the crew of Team Fire Hatt (Linda Wilson, Capt Bomboy and JD Hudson) entered the Keauhou Yacht Club Tournament on April 2nd and caught a 669-pound Blue Marlin to smoke the rest of the field. Anglers Barbara Masters and Betty Eavis tag-teamed the fish and basked in the glory of holding the Big-Fish-Lead until receiving word of JR's Hooker 3-pound advantage the following day. The anglers fought the fish for a little over an hour. Check out our Photo Page for a look at this beautiful Pacific Blue Marlin.

2/10

We are starting to book our summer Tournament series, so if you are interested in one of these great adventure events, give us a call 808.987.0038 or Book Charter

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Linda is our boat angler this Saturday, February 6th in the Wahine Local Tournament. Wish us luck...be safe everyone.

1/10 This time of year is slower for the Blue Marlin (We averaged six Blue Marlin bites a day in the best month...August) but the Big Blues, the big ones are all female, are starting to show up. Many years, March will have the biggest Blue....two years ago..1251 pounds. The fact is male Blue Marlin rarely get bigger than 300 to 400 pounds. It is the females that hit the "Grander" plus sizes. Linda made the comment about "Mother Nature" having something against the females of the world.....

We got to a "Floater" (any thing that floats can attract fish, sometimes by the hundreds, so always an exciting find when you get to be first or second boat there) in December that was a fishing net and buoy covered with Marine growth, when the Clark's were out with us and caught twenty fish including Ahi (Yellow Fin Tuna), Mahi (Dorado), and Ono (Wahoo). The most notable event was a "swing and a miss"..... We got hit so hard by one bite ,it broke the lure...broke two wires on the outrigger with the sound of a big auto collision, screamed off twenty yards of line and continued away freely.

11/09 At the first annual Pacific Rim Fishing Supplies Wounded Warrier's Tournament, Fire Hatt brought in a 269# Blue Marlin, just missing 1st place. Great support from the local fishing fleet and sponsors.

What a great month December was. We had several folks out and the fish were cooperating. Several Spearfish, Blue Marlin, Mahi and Ono. This is the time of year for Spearfish to show in numbers.

Several of our guests: The Clark's, Rob and Heather, Charlie Gillespie and Mike Wagner came from British Columbia, and Charlie was from Anchorage.